Gerd Becker Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 (edited) Gentlemen,it looks like i have finally an Afghanistan award. Its actually the first late ORS, i ordered research for and i hope, its a winner. It certainly looks like, even with my limited translation skills.Order of the Red Star, awarded on 23.11.1981 to Lieutenant-Colonel Sergei Alekseyevich An******* (?), Russian, born 1938Career:Lieutenant 27.08.1958Starshiy Lieutenant 13.12.1961Captain 08.06.1967Major 05.06.1973Lieutenant-Colonel 12.12.1977I don?t want to embarras myself by posting my own translation, so if anyone likes to give an overview, its much appreciated.Here is the award card, obverse: Edited January 13, 2007 by Gerd Becker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerd Becker Posted December 23, 2006 Author Share Posted December 23, 2006 award card reverse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerd Becker Posted December 23, 2006 Author Share Posted December 23, 2006 citation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gerd Becker Posted December 23, 2006 Author Share Posted December 23, 2006 and i have the service record but no photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerd Becker Posted December 23, 2006 Author Share Posted December 23, 2006 reverse entries of the service record Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerd Becker Posted December 23, 2006 Author Share Posted December 23, 2006 and the beautiful piece, which was awarded to our Comrade:Thanks for looking, gents. I hope, someone can give a good overview of the citation, as its obviously most interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Nice NICE one, Gerd! Someday, we DO have to learn Russian, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerd Becker Posted December 23, 2006 Author Share Posted December 23, 2006 Nice NICE one, Gerd! Someday, we DO have to learn Russian, eh? Thank you! I am working on it, Ed. Its good enough to get a general overview, but its the details, which make this research interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 It's for me the first time I see an award card that was typed. I'll try to read what I can, but without my dictionnaries I am week in Russiam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 It's for me the first time I see an award card that was typed.Really? See:http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=12356http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=11059http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=11060http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=11063http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=10376By the era of the Fourth Afghan War it seems typewriters were fairly common? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
order_of_victory Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 (edited) Very nice Gerd I cant wait to see what it was awarded for I now cant wait to get home and look at the two that arrived today Order of Victory Edited December 23, 2006 by order_of_victory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riley1965 Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Gerd, I pulling for Ya!! Let's hope it's an afghanistan award!!! Doc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerd Becker Posted December 23, 2006 Author Share Posted December 23, 2006 Thanks, guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 It is indeed for action in Afghanistan since 1979:after graduating from the Kiev Artillery School "in the name of S. M. Kirov" in 1958, variety of artillery positions with an emphasis on instruction and training units.From 31 August 1979 on assignment with the 10th Department of the General Staff (overseas military advisor).The citation is a general record of good service as Soviet chief of an Afghan army artillery regiment-- dedicated to the Party, efficient, etc etc etc. Contrast that with the 1979 Afghan Red Star for my advisor Colonel Vozhachenko, commander of an Afghan infantry division:http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=1937On 18 September 1981 your Lt Col is shown as being artillery commander in the 167th Guards Motor Rifles Regiment, 1st Guards Motor Rifles Division, Baltic MilitaryDistrict-- from which he retired 9 June 1983.Wife Yelena Kharlamova Vasilievna born 1939: one daughter, Irina, born 1961.Congratulations Gerd!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerd Becker Posted December 23, 2006 Author Share Posted December 23, 2006 THANK YOU!!! Thats fantastic, i am a happy camper How long have i been waiting...Its most interesting to see the Red Star of Colonel Vozhachenko in this connection. I assume, they all were assigned to the Afhan Army, i.e. Afhan Uniforms, Ranks...? Or were they there as Soviet Officers attached to Afghan Units? Still don?t get it Thanks so much, Rick. It couldn?t have been better. GerdPS: Dave probably wants to kill me The first late Red Star, i requested research for... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 I suspect that, much as is still done in other similar situations today, allied Soviet officers were "attached" or "embedded" as "advisors" to various "friendly" units.Nice one, for sure. And service record too! (where is the :envy: smiley?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerd Becker Posted December 24, 2006 Author Share Posted December 24, 2006 Thank you, Ed. Thats, what i suspect too.Thanks again to all, who commented.best regardsGerd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 Really? See:http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=12356http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=11059http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=11060http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=11063http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=10376By the era of the Fourth Afghan War it seems typewriters were fairly common?Oh well, I guess this is because I'm mostly interested in WWII orders and medals. So it seems pretty common. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
order_of_victory Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 The Fourth Afgan War didI miss three Order of Victory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 The Fourth Afgan War didI miss three Order of VictorySeems so 1st - 1839-422nd - 1878-803rd - 19194th - 1979-895th - 2001-??See: http://faculty.winthrop.edu/haynese/medals/Afghan/first.html et seq. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
order_of_victory Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 Seems so 1st - 1839-422nd - 1878-803rd - 19194th - 1979-895th - 2001-??See: http://faculty.winthrop.edu/haynese/medals/Afghan/first.html et seq.Ed,Thanks I never relised there have been so many wars in Afganistan Order of Victory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 Ed,Thanks I never relised there have been so many wars in Afganistan Order of VictoryYep, and the Afghans have, eventually, won these wars (I did not include the invasion of Alexander "the Great", though Afghans would list it too). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 Lucky Gerd, regardsAndreas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerd Becker Posted December 25, 2006 Author Share Posted December 25, 2006 Absolutely, Andreas But it was my turn after all the catch-up awards for wounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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